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Scholz v. Goudreau

  1. February 16, 2017

    Boston Ex-Guitarist Can't Get Fees In Founder's TM Suit

    A former guitarist for the band Boston is not entitled to attorneys' fees after a jury found he did not violate trademark claims brought by the group's founder over the way he was billed as an "original member" in a subsequent band, a Massachusetts federal judge said Thursday.

  2. December 16, 2016

    Boston Ex-Guitarist Demands Fees For Founder's TM Claims

    A former guitarist from the band Boston urged a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday to award him attorneys' fees after a jury found for him on trademark claims brought by the band's founder, requesting almost $840,000 for having to defend against the "sham" allegations.

  3. November 09, 2016

    Boston Founder Asks For Contract Claim Win After TM Trial

    The founder of the band Boston asked a Massachusetts federal judge Tuesday to enter judgment in his favor on an allegation stemming from his former guitarist's purported breach of a settlement agreement in light of the jury's findings on the ex-band member's contract counterclaim.

  4. November 01, 2016

    Boston Founder Loses Trademark Trial Against Ex-Guitarist

    A Massachusetts federal jury on Tuesday quickly rejected trademark claims the founder of the band Boston brought against his former guitarist but also nixed the musician's counterclaims for breach of contract.

  5. November 01, 2016

    Atty Blasts Boston Founder As 'Glib,' 'Liar' In IP Trial

    The attorney for the ex-Boston guitarist being sued for trademark infringement blasted the band's founder as "glib," "a liar" and someone with an "unhealthy obsession with his life's story" in closing arguments Tuesday.

  6. October 31, 2016

    IP Suit Damaged Career, Finances, Ex-Boston Guitarist Says

    A former guitarist for the band Boston told a federal jury Monday that the trademark suit against him has made him "radioactive" in the music industry and nearly depleted his retirement savings.

  7. October 28, 2016

    Boston Founder Calls Guitarist 'Afterthought' In TM Dispute

    The founder of the band Boston on Friday downplayed a guitarist's role in forming the legendary rock group but came under withering cross-examination about his motives for filing the trademark suit against him in Massachusetts federal court.

  8. October 26, 2016

    Ex-Boston Guitarist Denies Promoting Himself As 'Original'

    The former guitarist for the band Boston on Wednesday told a federal jury considering the trademark and contract suit against him that he never told anyone to call him an "original" member of the rock group, contrary to the band founder's accusations and his own pleadings.

  9. October 25, 2016

    Ex-Boston Guitarist Didn't Make Ads In TM Dispute, Jury Told

    The former Boston guitarist facing a trademark and breach of contract suit for allegedly holding himself out as an "original" member of the band wasn't consulted about ads, CD stickers or promotional posters where he was described that way, a car dealership owner told a federal jury Tuesday.

  10. October 24, 2016

    Guitarist 'Hijacking' Boston Trademark, Jury Told

    A former bandmate violated trademark law and his contract when he teamed up with a Massachusetts car magnate and held himself out as an "original member" of the band Boston, the music group's founder told a federal jury Monday in the city the band was named after.

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